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Dear me. It’s still a good four months before I have a hope of planting anything, but I’m very much behind on making a plan for what I will grow from seed this year. I need to start by going through what I already have and that will require riffling through boxes and Ziploc bags and generally realizing that my …
It feels like it has been a long time since there’s been a Friday Finds post here. I can’t even tell you how busy this month has been and amazingly I feel like I’m already behind on gardening. There are seeds and dahlia tubers to be ordered and I’ve not done anything about formulating a plan yet! But there will …
What will gardens look like in 2017? It’s a question I asked about about the same time last year and I loved everyone’s thoughts on the topic. The caveat with making predictions about gardens is that they are more insulated from trends than fashion or home decor simply by the fact that it takes so long for a garden to …
I’ve alluded to changes and projects quite a bit here so it’s well past time I fill you in on exactly what’s happening. Mr. Much More Patient is starting his own business and needs an office here. So, we’re making an office. We already have a den/office type of room, but we both very much like using that room (which …
We are free of cable television. I feel like shouting it from the rooftops. The cord is officially cut. This is a move that we’ve been seriously contemplating for at least two years. Every month the cable bill would come and I’d shake my head at how much we were spending for television. Or worse, I’d avoiding looking at it …
For most of my life, the start of a new year has been an “eh” moment. It’s going to happen whether I like it or not, I don’t find the year that’s ending to have been particularly better or worse than most other years. Although I’m always hopeful for a good year ahead, I don’t generally feel more hopeful than …
I always enjoy looking back at the year and seeing what posts were the most popular on the blog. So without any further adeiu, here are the top 10. 10. I shared my favorite new plant of the summer. • • • • • • • • 9. After a tough election season, apparently I wasn’t the only one who …
All the presents have been opened. Most of the cookies have been eaten (the ones that remain seem to have an extra dose of guilt with them). Christmas is a wrap, but it was a darn good one. Yep. Ate all those cookies. And a whole bunch of others too. I had the day after Christmas off from work, which …
